High-resolution radar measurements of turbulent structure in the low-latitude E region

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 104, Issue A11, 1999, Pages 24667-24673

  Patra, A K ^a,b   Rao, P B ^a  

^a National MST Radar Facility   (India)

^b K O College   (India)

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EID: 0000545290     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999ja900303     Document Type: Article

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